Tag: Progress

How To Level Up Your Life

by Bright Osadiaye, posted in Health & Well-Being, Improve Academy, Leadership, Management, Personal Development, Workplace Learning
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Growth doesn’t happen by accident. If you want it, you have got to do the work, the hard work.

Do not focus on what you do not know. Instead, focus on what you can do to change your situation.

According to Stacey Abrams and Lara Hodgson, ‘You don’t have to be an expert to solve a problem. A lack of knowledge can be a blessing.’

‘Get comfortable with ambiguity. Not having all the answers at the outset can lead you to new ideas and solutions you never would have considered.’

‘Share your ideas with others. … If you don’t share it, no one can help.’

‘Dig deeper to find the root causes or systemic issues rather than solving for symptoms.’

‘Acknowledge hurdles and forces that are bigger than you, but don’t let that deter you. Instead, find others to help you tilt the scales in your favor.’

‘You don’t know what you don’t know. Focus on finding the right questions over the right answers.’

‘Time kills all deals. Don’t let perfect get in the way of progress.’

‘Do not play the blame game. Focus on solutions and move on.’

‘When something fails, mourn and then move on. The next opportunity is around the corner.’

‘Sometimes what is holding you back is not a glass ceiling but rather a sticky floor. Don’t let your self-doubt overcome you. Why shouldn’t you be the one to solve this problem?’

Source:

Stacey Abrams and Lara Hodgson (2022). Level Up: Rise Above the Hidden Forces Holding Your Business Back

The Hidden Cost Of Success

by Bright Osadiaye, posted in Health & Well-Being, Improve Academy, Leadership, Management, Personal Development, Workplace Learning Report

‘When you lay your head on the pillow at night- or in my case the small hours of the morning- you just have to believe that you did everything you could.’

‘Never compromise or second-guess yourself. It’s all too easy to be dazzled by the promise of experience, but tread carefully.’

‘I had to face the fact that I will always be a work in progress.’

‘It takes a certain humility to recognize that you will never have it all figured out. But learning to let go is critical. As soon as you get too attached to a certain way of doing things, failure is inevitable.’

‘Keep your eyes open and your camera phone ready. Great ideas can come from anywhere.’

‘We stayed ahead by constantly tweaking. Not reinventing so much as adjusting with subtle changes that added up to something fresh. True creativity never stays still.’

‘Anyone can be creative. It’s all about finding a solution to a problem, then taking action.’

‘When you’re going against someone, get into the numbers and cold, hard facts. Never give them the chance to dismiss what you are saying as biased or personal.’

‘… Sometimes no matter how hard you prepare or how much leeway you give yourself, that perfect storm will hit, and all you can do is get through it.’

‘You think that you know the business like the back of your hand and you are the only authority, but other people can hit home runs for you.’

‘You cannot out-give God.’

Source:

Brandi Temple (2017). Scrappy: Using Everything You Have, Trust Yourself, and Press the Reset Button for Success, the Lolly Wolly Doodle Way